Originally Posted by KnockKnock

R. Allan for president. This right here, plus I'd add in WOCL and S.E. override. Higher sick time accrual and lower health care premiums. We would clearly hold the cards if they came back begging for an extension 7-8 months into a new CBA. Of course, I doubt this scenario plays out, but if it does, we better not tuck tail again.

Originally Posted by KnockKnock

From what I read, their new per diem is tied to the current government rates. That's huge!! Something I've been advocating for, over the last two decades. That's a lot more TAX FREE DOLLARS in your pocket. Think of all the places we overnight on the East/West Coast and in the Islands. It's a win win for us and the company.

Originally Posted by Cruz5350

It’s not exactly that, it’s some kind of weighted average of which I don’t know the exact amount but it doesn’t go 1 for 1 with each layover cities rate. Certainly better but yes we all wish it was that.

Originally Posted by Cruz5350

- Domestic per diem adjusted on an annual basis to 90% of the government M&IE rate based
on a weighted average of the top 10 layover cities, by volume, rounded up to the nearest
whole $.05
- 2023 Domestic Per Diem: $2.85 (Current Domestic Per Diem: $2.45)

Originally Posted by 9mikemike

Has Alaska been running such a smooth ship that anyone could know they would not need a hotel room. Twice in the last 3 weeks my schedule changed on day 4 of 5. Called the hotel both times. Both times the hotel said that I was inside the 24 hrs to cancel. Charged the company card anyway. The goofy Alaska style stat about unused hotel rooms is empty and pointless. If I book a room at the Westin planning to check in at 10pm on a Sunday the cancellation window closes at 3 pm on Saturday. That is 31hrs before I plan to check in…..Think about the absolute goat screw the schedule has been for the last 6 months. The odds of being able to effectively cancel a hotel for a refund is seriously low. What the VP needs to do is look at each hotel room not cancelled as a result of carelessness and give us that number…..A tenth of what he is gloating about….Or make appropriate adjustment to the program and get busy figuring out why attrition is higher after the “mandate contract” then before….Flight ops is such an amateur hour operation

Originally Posted by 9mikemike

Has Alaska been running such a smooth ship that anyone could know they would not need a hotel room. Twice in the last 3 weeks my schedule changed on day 4 of 5. Called the hotel both times. Both times the hotel said that I was inside the 24 hrs to cancel. Charged the company card anyway. The goofy Alaska style stat about unused hotel rooms is empty and pointless. If I book a room at the Westin planning to check in at 10pm on a Sunday the cancellation window closes at 3 pm on Saturday. That is 31hrs before I plan to check in…..Think about the absolute goat screw the schedule has been for the last 6 months. The odds of being able to effectively cancel a hotel for a refund is seriously low. What the VP needs to do is look at each hotel room not cancelled as a result of carelessness and give us that number…..A tenth of what he is gloating about….Or make appropriate adjustment to the program and get busy figuring out why attrition is higher after the “mandate contract” then before….Flight ops is such an amateur hour operation

Originally Posted by mrfishy

am i understanding this correctly? Alaska pilots have a company credit card that hotels are booked under and its your job to cancel them when the company decides to change your schedule?